Travellers in Staffordshire 1890s - Day Family

[lilmerricks]

I'm working on a friend's family history and have found that her great grandparents were James Leon Aspain and Laura Day, married in 1898 Edville?? Stoke on Trent.  Their fathers are given as James Leon Day (born out of Wedlock) (Traveler) and Henry Day.  I'm struggling to find any record of either family apart from their marriage certificate, possibly because they were a travelling family.  Does anyone know the history of travellers in the area or how I can find a little more info about them?

Thanks

[crisane]

In 1901 census James L says he is born Reading Berkshire and he is a timber carter.


1911 census information removed - assistance is limited to what can be found in the FREE indexes.

Please see here:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,355484.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,492718.0.html

[DMP]

Hi

The place in Stoke is Edensor the church St Peter

Donna

[lilmerricks]

Thank you I couldn't quite make it out on the certificate

[DMP]

Hi
I think i might have found some deaths for James and Laura (Isa)  but that's all i can find
Looks like they moved to West Bromwich between 1914 and 1915 as
Births Mar 1914 
ASPAIN    Archie P   
Mother Day   
Stoke T    6b   516

Births Dec 1915
ASPAIN    William   
Mother Day   
W.Bromwich    6b   1387   

Name:    Isa Laura Aspain
Birth:    25 Aug 1880
Death:    Sep 1975  - Sandwell, West Midlands

Name:    James L Aspain
Birth:    abt 1871
Death:    Mar 1952  - West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Donna

[lilmerricks]

Thanks for this, this is great, it does fit, as the daughter Emily (my friend's grandmother) was married in West Bromwich.  Its great that Laura's date of birth is there as I can now get her birth certificate and maybe establish if they were cousins.  James' date of birth is a couple of years out from what I had, but if he was a traveller, this would make sense as well.

My friend has a very 'foreign' look with black hair and dark skin and nobody knew where this came from, if this was a family of gypsies, it all adds up.

Thanks for your hep with this

Lil